How To Install syslinux-themes-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-themes-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04. syslinux-themes-ubuntu is collection of boot loaders (theme metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-themes-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is syslinux-themes-ubuntu

syslinux-themes-ubuntu is:

SYSLINUX is a collection of boot loaders which operates off Linux ext2/3/4 or btrfs filesystems, MS-DOS FAT filesystems, network servers using PXE firmware, or from CD-ROMs.

This package depends on the package with the graphical bootloader theme for the matching Ubuntu release.

There are three methods to install syslinux-themes-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install syslinux-themes-ubuntu Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-themes-ubuntu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install syslinux-themes-ubuntu

Install syslinux-themes-ubuntu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-themes-ubuntu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install syslinux-themes-ubuntu

Install syslinux-themes-ubuntu Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-themes-ubuntu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syslinux-themes-ubuntu

How To Uninstall syslinux-themes-ubuntu on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the syslinux-themes-ubuntu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syslinux-themes-ubuntu

Uninstall syslinux-themes-ubuntu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syslinux-themes-ubuntu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslinux-themes-ubuntu

Remove syslinux-themes-ubuntu Configurations and Data

To remove syslinux-themes-ubuntu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syslinux-themes-ubuntu

Remove syslinux-themes-ubuntu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove syslinux-themes-ubuntu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslinux-themes-ubuntu

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-themes-ubuntu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.